Angela Hampel
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Angela Hampel is a German painter, graphic artist, and sculptor known for her expressive works depicting female mythological figures.
Education
Hampel studied painting and graphic art at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts from 1977 to 1982.[1]
Work
Starting in 1982, Hampel began independent artistic work in Dresden and Berlin. Inspired by Christa Wolf's Cassandra, Hampel's prints and mixed technique works feature Penthesilea, a warrior queen in Greek Mythology.[2] In 1989, Hampel co-founded the women artists' association Dresdner Sezession '89.[1]
See also
- Angela Hampel, Penthesilea, 1987-88, mixed technique on hardboard, East Germany. Albertinum – Galerie Neue Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlugen Dresden
References
- ^ a b Altmann, Susanne; Lozo, Katarina; Wagner, Hilke (2019). Medea muckt auf : Radikale Künstlerinnen hinter dem Eisernen Vorhang = The Medea insurrection : radical women artists behind the Iron Curtain. Culver City, California: The Wende Museum. p. 234. ISBN 978-3-96098-527-3.
- ^ Altmann, Susanne; Lorenz, Ulrike (2011). Entdeckt! : rebellische Künstlerinnen in der DDR. Mannheim: Kunsthalle Mannheim. p. 14. ISBN 978-3891652213.